DA 02-1258
May 24, 2002
AUCTION OF MULTICHANNEL VIDEO DISTRIBUTION AND DATA
SERVICES LICENSES
Notice of Auction Scheduled for February 12, 2003
By this Public Notice, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (“Bureau”) announces an auction of
Multichannel Video Distribution and Data Service (“MVDDS”) licenses to begin on February 12, 2003.
This auction will include 354 Component Economic Area licenses for operation on frequencies 12.2–12.7
GHz. A preliminary list of licenses available for auction is included as Attachment A. Future public
notices will seek comment on specific terms and conditions for this auction. The key dates are listed
below:
Auction Seminar: December 11, 2002
Short Form Deadline: December 20, 2002
(FCC 175 Application)
Upfront Payment Deadline: January 17, 2003
Mock Auction: February 7, 2003
Auction Begins: February 12, 2003
For further clarification, please refer to Amendment of Parts 2 and 25 of the Commission's Rules to
Permit Operation of NGSO FSS Systems Co-Frequency with GSO and Terrestrial Systems in the Ku-
Band Frequency Range; Amendment of the Commission's Rules to Authorize Subsidiary Terrestrial Use
of the 12.2-12.7 GHz Band by Direct Broadcast Satellite Licensees and Their Affiliates; and Applications
of Broadwave USA, PDC Broadband Corporation, and Satellite Receivers, Ltd. to Provide A Fixed
Service in the 12.2-12.7 GHz Band, Memorandum Opinion and Order and Second Report and Order,
FCC 02-116, ET Docket No. 98-206 (rel. May 23, 2002).
See also Amendment of Part 1 of the Commission's Rules - Competitive Bidding Procedures, WT Docket
No. 97-82, Order, Memorandum Opinion and Order and Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 12 FCC Rcd
5686 (1997); Amendment of Part 1 of the Commission's Rules - Competitive Bidding Procedures,
Allocation of Spectrum Below 5 GHz Transferred from Federal Government Use, Third Report and
Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 13 FCC Rcd 374 (1997) (modified by
Erratum, DA 98-419 (rel. Mar. 2, 1998)); Amendment of Part 1 of the Commission's Rules - Competitive
Bidding Procedures, Order on Reconsideration of the Third Report and Order, Fifth Report and Order,
and Fourth Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 15 FCC Rcd 15293 (2000); Amendment of Part 1
of the Commission's Rules - Competitive Bidding Procedures, Seventh Report and Order, 16 FCC Rcd
17546 (2001); Amendment of Part 1 of the Commission's Rules - Competitive Bidding Procedures,
Eighth Report and Order, 17 FCC Rcd 2962 (Feb 13, 2002).
Media Contact: Meribeth McCarrick at (202) 418-0654
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau:
Jennifer Burton, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division at (202) 418-0680
Brian Carter, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division at (202) 418-0660.
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PUBLIC NOTICE